Arts Council Norway Honorary Award

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The Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (Norwegian: Norsk kulturråds ærespris) is awarded annually by the Arts Council Norway. The prize is awarded annually to a person who has made a significant contribution to Norwegian art and culture. The prize committee does not solicit nominations and the decision on award is made in closed meeting. Traditionally, no decision basis for the award is announced.

The prize is monetary (in 2005 500,000 Kroner). Since the Council's thirtieth anniversary in December 1994, a bronze lion statuette by the sculptor Elena Engelsen has also been awarded.

Recipients

1968 – Frits von der Lippe

1969 – Hans Peter L'Orange, professor of archaeology

1970 – Alf Prøysen, writer and singer

1971 – Alf Rolfsen, painter

1972 – Klaus Egge, composer

1973 – Hans Heiberg, writer

1974 – Hans Jonas Henriksen, Sami language proponent

1975 – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, writer

1976 – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician

1977 – Ella Hval, actor

1978 – Olav Dalgard, film director and critic

1979 – Harald Sæverud, composer

1980 – Sonja Hagemann

1981 – Erling Stordahl

1982 – Halldis Moren Vesaas, writer

1983 – Sigmund Skard, professor of literature

1984 – Helge Sivertsen, politician

1985 – Lars Brandstrup, gallerist

1986 – Helge Ingstad, adventurer

1987 – Nils Johan Rud, writer and magazine editor

1988 – Arne Skouen, film dicetor

1989 – Espen Skjønberg, actor

1990 – Arne Nordheim, composer

1991 – Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist

1992 – Iver Jåks, artist

1993 – Erik Bye, singer

1994 – Anne-Cath. Vestly, children's book author

1995 – Ole Henrik Moe, gallerist, pianist

1996 – Arve Tellefsen, violinist

1997 – Liv Ullmann, actor

1998 – Sverre Fehn, architect

1999 – Finn Carling, writer

2000 – Anne Brown, singer

2001 – Kjartan Slettemark, artist

2002 – Edith Roger, producer

2003 – Jon Fosse, writer and playwright

2004 – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist, composer

2005 – Agnes Buen Garnås, folk musician

2006 – Bruno Oldani, graphic designer

2007 – Jon Eikemo, actor

2008 – Solveig Kringlebotn, opera singer

2009 – Mari Boine, singer

2010 – Tor Åge Bringsværd, author

2011 – Inger Sitter, artist

2012 – Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due, violinists

2013 – Anne Borg, dancer

2014 – Jan Erik Vold, poet

2015 – Artscape Nordland

References

Arts Council Norway Honorary Award Wikipedia

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